42b, Borough Street, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LB

42b is a semi-detached house in Castle Donington, Derby, Derby (DE74 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 27.8% below the 2022 sale of £245,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 176.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £245,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).